Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

विप्राय स्वर्णदानं तु रुद्रलोके नयेन्नरम् । सरस्वतीशिवक्षेत्रे गंगा च गंगकूपके

Transliteration

viprāya svarṇadānaṃ tu rudraloke nayennaram | sarasvatīśivakṣetre gaṃgā ca gaṃgakūpake

Translation

وِپر (برہمن) کو سونے کا دان انسان کو رودرلوک تک لے جاتا ہے۔ یہ سرسوتی–شیو کے مقدس کھیتر میں ہے؛ اور اسی طرح یہاں گنگاکوپک میں بھی گنگا کی پاکیزہ موجودگی ہے۔

Word by Word

• viprāya: to a brāhmaṇa
• viprāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• svarṇa-dānam: the gift of gold
• svarṇa-dānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (svarṇasya dānam)

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• rudra-loke: in Rudra’s world
• rudra-loke: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (rudrasya lokaḥ)

• nayet: leads/should lead
• nayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/विधिलिङ्-सदृश प्रयोगः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘नयेत्’ = ‘would lead/should lead’

• naram: a man
• naram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• sarasvatī-śiva-kṣetre: in the Sarasvatī-Śiva sacred region
• sarasvatī-śiva-kṣetre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarasvatī (प्रातिपदिक) + śiva (प्रातिपदिक) + kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (sarasvatyāḥ śivasya ca kṣetram)

• gaṃgā: Gaṅgā
• gaṃgā: Karta (Subject/implicit/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• gaṃgakūpake: at Gaṅgakūpaka
• gaṃgakūpake: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaṃgā (प्रातिपदिक) + kūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Bhūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarasvatī–Śiva-kṣetra (with Gaṅgākūpaka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within a Śaiva sacred precinct, a donor offers gold to a brāhmaṇa before a subtle Śiva emblem; a luminous pathway rises toward a Rudraloka-like celestial realm; the sacred well signifies Gaṅgā’s localized presence.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)
• Svarṇa-dāna
• Rudraloka
• Sarasvatī–Śiva-kṣetra
• Gaṅgā
• Gaṅgākūpaka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna given with reverence—especially to a brāhmaṇa—is linked to Śaiva spiritual attainment, and tīrthas are mapped as living sacred geography.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaṅgākūpaka within the Sarasvatī–Śiva-kṣetra is highlighted, presenting Gaṅgā’s sanctity as present there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Svarṇa-dāna (donation of gold) to a vipra, promising Rudraloka as fruit.